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post #1 of 6
10/22/10 at 4:34pm
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...if it's possible to a spayed female cat to give milk? My friend has recently found two kittens, who are less then a week old and we would like to try and have my cat to adopt them, but we are a little worried that she might not accept them or end up killing them or something like that. She is three years old, neutered and just a bit aggressive around people and animals she doesn't know. We are going to introduce them tomorrow so any suggestions would be really welcomed. Thanks a lot
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post #2 of 6
10/22/10 at 4:47pm
Your cat can not produce milk. Producing milk is a byproduct of the reproductive system, which your cat had disabled during the spay.

You should use kitten milk replacement, which you can get at any pet store. Keep them on that until they are 5-6 weeks old, and switch them over to dry food. Your cat can "mother" them in every other way, like licking them clean and teaching them good habits, she just can't feed them.
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post #3 of 6
10/22/10 at 5:00pm
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Oh, alright then, thank you a lot for answering (:
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post #4 of 6
10/22/10 at 10:23pm
She may not adopt them. . .in my experience, females tend not to like kittens who aren't theirs. Sometimes you can sneak an extra kitten into a litter she's already nursing, but otherwise it's hard to get them to accept orphans. Neutered males seem to make the best surrogate "mothers". So be prepared, especially since she doesn't like other animals. Don't try to force them on her.

In rare cases, spayed females and even males have produced small amounts of milk after being suckled for an extended time. But even if that happened, it would take a long time and there's no way she could make enough milk to support them.

You will need to bottlefeed the babies; there are a lot of websites with good advice on raising newborns. They need to be kept warm and in a draft-free area, fed every 2-3 hours with a good kitten replacement milk, and you need to help them go potty by rubbing their bottoms with a warm damp rag.
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post #5 of 6
10/23/10 at 1:27am
I agree with the above.

One of the useful sites mentioned is the

www.kitten-rescue.com

Try also to look through older threads in this forum. These questions come back time and again...

Good luck!
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post #6 of 6
10/23/10 at 2:08pm
She cannot produce milk, and more then likely she will be aggressive and not accept them.
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